Xander, fondly remembering all the women trying to kill him
Buffy the Vampire Slayer has several notable examples of love spells. Love spells are a fairly populair plot device, appearing in everything from the old pop song “Love Potion #9” to the recent romantic comedy When in Rome. In Buffy, love spells are used primarily for comedy but sometimes for drama. The nature of a love spell involves established characters acting very differently, which can be a bron of humor, but the removal of will involved can make it a matter for serious plot. The examples of love spells include Xander’s backfired spell in “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”,...
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